Martin Freeman

"Breaking Bad" broke big Monday night at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home the honor for best drama for its final season, along with statues for stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn. Cranston expressed surprise: "Even I thought about voting for Matthew," he joked of fellow nominee Matthew McConaughey. As master of ceremonies, first-time host Seth Meyers made it look easy. Which isn't all that surprising. After more than half a decade delivering punch lines behind the desk at “Saturday Night Live's” “Weekend Update” — and six months into his tenure as the host of his own talk show on NBC — Meyers delivered...

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